I have to admit, I've never done Jacobean Embroidery before but I like it a lot. I spent the last several days studying some of the stitches used in the technique and familiarizing myself with it.
I was unable to find a hoop quite big enough to avoid pressing the velvet in it so I wrapped and prepared my hood to make it less damaging. I then traced my design onto the velvet. I dont usually trace things when I work but the Jacobean images will be so heavy that I dont think there is any worry about lines showing through:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj903eiHzHKl9AkkOuG5hgDWxEbOmgotsggaz5dLVWLQ_y-Dw4rrXrmj6fkO4EqmEGdYW5qQ3D82tmrE5O9D-DSakWcvOdL1ZH-YsI4vC0e_-4i69Dbm-yCPGDVJQx-HHZcbSotHHHddPU/s400/bunny1.jpg)
I then picked out a color palette to go with the fabric of the main portion of the body. The fabric I am using is the fabric in the background of this picture
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJkU04SdNu2OvD_2U90fSFUyhLGQNi-rVuGqb5vBj3IYuiH8Ms6zLZ37KXZqyoaxkRyGWKXIPnuuMEUJtTeX_BSDUxIGxAFum-sXc65Fnu-gWXYTEzscwacqMS_8URZqADf63VPS3B9k/s400/bunny2.jpg)
I am now ready to start stitching!
I was unable to find a hoop quite big enough to avoid pressing the velvet in it so I wrapped and prepared my hood to make it less damaging. I then traced my design onto the velvet. I dont usually trace things when I work but the Jacobean images will be so heavy that I dont think there is any worry about lines showing through:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj903eiHzHKl9AkkOuG5hgDWxEbOmgotsggaz5dLVWLQ_y-Dw4rrXrmj6fkO4EqmEGdYW5qQ3D82tmrE5O9D-DSakWcvOdL1ZH-YsI4vC0e_-4i69Dbm-yCPGDVJQx-HHZcbSotHHHddPU/s400/bunny1.jpg)
I then picked out a color palette to go with the fabric of the main portion of the body. The fabric I am using is the fabric in the background of this picture
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJkU04SdNu2OvD_2U90fSFUyhLGQNi-rVuGqb5vBj3IYuiH8Ms6zLZ37KXZqyoaxkRyGWKXIPnuuMEUJtTeX_BSDUxIGxAFum-sXc65Fnu-gWXYTEzscwacqMS_8URZqADf63VPS3B9k/s400/bunny2.jpg)
I am now ready to start stitching!